Man caught with 300 tortoises and 77 parrots bound for Malta at Sicilian port
by Angela Giuffrida in Rome from on (#78V8B)
Italian police say Maltese citizen under investigation for smuggling after animals found packed in car
A Maltese man is facing animal cruelty charges after allegedly attempting to transport 300 tortoises and 77 parrots from Sicily to Malta.
The animals were found packed into a car near the boarding area for a Malta-bound catamaran during an inspection at the Sicilian port of Pozzallo, the local unit of Italy's financial police squad said on Monday.
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